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Bulgarian
Etymology
сплета́ (spletá, “to interlace”) + -ня (-nja)
Pronunciation
Noun
сплетня́ • (spletnjá) f
- (literal) complex entanglement, convolution
- (figurative) scheme, plot
- → intrigue, discord
- → conspiracy, collusion, machination
Declension
References
- “сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “сплетня”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
сплет- (splet-, “to invent, to compose”) (colloquial) + -ня (-nja)
Pronunciation
Noun
спле́тня • (splétnja) f inan (genitive спле́тни, nominative plural спле́тни, genitive plural спле́тен)
- gossip, scuttlebutt (idle talk)
- tale, whispering
- guff, furphy
Declension